Most of the characters returned for Hasbro's new toyline, which came out on May 16, 2011.[55][56] In October 2010, Entertainment Tonight previewed the behind-the-scenes filming in Chicago.[57] Following that, the official film website was changed with the logo and the release date under it.[petikan diperlukan] A two-minute teaser trailer was announced on November 27,[58] and was posted to the web on December 9, 2010.[59] A thirty-second television advertisement for the film aired during Super Bowl XLV on FOX on February 6, 2011.[petikan diperlukan] The first full theatrical trailer was released on April 28, 2011.[60] A 3D trailer was released on May 20, 2011 with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D, which would complete the promotional campaign for Dark of the Moon.[61] The very first clip was released on May 18.[62] A second clip was released the next day on May 19.[63] The promotional costs brought the cost of producing and marketing the film to a total of $270 million.[64]

Runut bunyi

The album was released on 14 Jun, 2011. Lagu Linkin Park berjudul "Iridescent" is the lead single for the film, continuing the streak of the band's songs as the theme songs of the film series. The single follows "What I've Done" being used in the 2007 film, dan "New Divide" bagi filem 2009. Video muzik bagi "Iridescent" diarahkan Joe Hahn.[65] Two other singles were released specifically for the soundtrack, "Monster" by Paramore[66] and "All That You Are" by the Goo Goo Dolls. Several other unreleased songs make their debut on the album, including "The Pessimist" by Stone Sour and "The Bottom" by Staind.[67]

Skor

Runut bunyi skor telah dikeluarkan pada 24 Jun, 2011, lima hari sebelum penayangan filem bermula.[68] Seperti dua runut bunyi skor filem Transformers terdahulu, Steve Jablonsky adalah komposer.

Penovelan

In May 2011, the novelization, junior novel and graphic novel of Transformers: Dark of the Moon were released. Both the novel and the graphic novel featured Skids and Mudflap as supporting characters, but they were missing from the junior novel. The graphic novel made reference to several Autobots from the IDW tie-in comics who died in the stories between Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon.[69]

Mainan video

Activision developed a video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS.[70] The trailer for the Dark of the Moon video game was released in February 2011.[71] The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game were developed by High Moon Studios, who had previously developed Transformers: War for Cybertron. Behaviour Interactive developed the Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game. The game was released in North America on June 14, 2011.